Sociology

Sociology examines social attitudes and behaviors. Saint Louis University's undergraduate
program in sociology provides students with an exceptionally strong background in
social science education by using theory and evidence to examine a range of social
inequalities and institutions in society.

Sociology students at SLU can take advantage of the University’s connection with the
community to gain practical fieldwork opportunities. You'll gain invaluable on-site experience at places such as the Metropolitan Employment
and Rehabilitation Service, the Missouri Attorney General's Office and the St. Louis
Crime Lab.

Major in Sociology

If you choose to major in sociology at SLU, you’ll examine topics ranging from family
life to large-scale organizations, from crime to religion, from the divisions of race
and social class to the shared belief of a common culture, and from poverty to prosperity.

Through teaching, research and service, you'll gain a critical understanding of the
different ways people relate to one another through the organization of society and
how structures and cultures influence our lives.

SLU’s sociology major requires 30 credit hours, 15 of which are required foundation
courses. Students have the option to select a track from one of four areas: health
and medicine; law, crime and deviance; immigration, urbanization and demography; and
gender, sexuality and the body.

Sociology is a popular double major at SLU and is often combined with a wide variety
of other disciplines.

SLU’s sociology department has an active internship program that provides interested
students with research and work experience in community organizations.

Recent graduates with a degree in sociology from SLU work as government consultants,
data analysts and directors of business units. An undergraduate degree in sociology
can also provide a foundation for graduate work in the fields of business, law, social
policy, criminal investigation and medicine and health services.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Saint Louis University is comprised
of full-time faculty members who all hold the highest degrees in their field. Faculty
members are eager to assist students as mentors and as academic and internship advisers.

Five Active Research Labs

Sociology students may participate in any one of five different active research laboratories
led by our award-winning faculty. These labs have multiple ongoing research projects,
including urban ethnographic field studies, immigrant health, GeoSRI spatial mapping,
drugs and society, and law and medicine studies.